Welcome To CWA Local 3411

The CWA is America’s largest communications and media union, representing over 700,000 men and women in both private and public sectors, including over half a million who are building the information highway. Most CWA members work in professional, technical, customer service and office support occupations. We are employed in telecommunications, journalism, broadcasting and cable TV, airlines, electronics manufacturing, as well as government service, health care and educational fields. Our union includes approximately 1,200 chartered local unions across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Our members live in over 10,000 communities, making the CWA one of the most geographically diverse unions.

The News

NOVEMBER 2014

CWA UNION MEETINGS

THE UNION MEETINGS ARE THE LAST TUESDAY IN EVERY MONTH AT 6:00 PM

AT YOUR UNION HALL AT 512 CROCKETT ST., SHREVEPORT.

PLEASE CALL US AT 318-425-3293.

CWA LOCAL 3411

CHRISTMAS DINNER

DECEMBER 12, 2014

6-9 PM AT 512 CROCKETT STREET

FRIED FISH WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS

FOR MEMBERS, RETIRED MEMBERS AND 1 GUEST

NO CHILDREN AND NO CARRYOUTS

JOE BEIRNE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP

November 20, 2014

To: CWA Local Presidents

Dear Colleagues:

This is a reminder that applications are now being accepted through April 30, 2015, for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation's annual scholarship offerings for the 2015-2016 school year.

The Foundation's Board of Directors has approved the awarding of fifteen (15) partial college scholarships of up to $3,000 each, and the winners also will receive second-year scholarships for the same amount, contingent upon satisfactory academic achievement.

Eligible for the scholarships are CWA members, their spouses, children and grandchildren, including the dependents of retired, laid-off, or deceased members. Applicants must be high school graduates or high school students who will graduate during the year in which they apply. Undergraduate and graduate students returning to school may also apply.

Applications will be available solely online for completion and submission to the Foundation's website: http://www.cwa-union.org/pages/beirne_scholarship_application. Attached is the poster that you can distribute to members and post on local websites to encourage participation. The winners will be chosen by lottery drawing. Further information about the program can be found at the website.

This valuable scholarship program is made possible by the funding of CWA locals. For those locals not yet participating in funding the Beirne scholarships, I urge you to do so. Financial arrangements can be made to accommodate your local's needs.

If you retired from AT&T (Bellsouth) after 1-1-92 and are eligible for Medicare by Feb. 1, 2015, AT&T is changing the way your insurance will be handled. You should have received information from Aon Retiree Health Exchange. You must go through Aon in order tor receive the AT&T Health Reimbursement Account.

Please call Aon 1-800-928-8027 if you have not set up an appointment with them to discuss the upcoming changes.